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STORE SERVICE APPARATUS.

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STGRB SERVICE APPARATUS.

l Patented Apr; 3, 1888;

UNITED STATES PATENT @lirica A JOHN A. DUGGAN, OF QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS,

STORE-SERVICE APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,315, dated April 3,1888.

Application filed May 17, 1886. Serial No. 202.381.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN A. DUGGAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Quincy, in the county of Norfolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCash- Carrier Apparatus; and Ido hereby declare that the following isafull, clear, and exact description of theinvention,which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to cash-carriers; and it consists in the novelconstruction and combination of the parts, hereinafter fully describedand claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side View of the carrier, and Fig. 2 isan end View of the same. Fig. 3 is a side View of the cash-box. Fig. 4is a side view of the cash-box connected to the carriage, showing theair-buer in 1ongitudinal section. Fig. 5 is a vertical crosssectionthrough the cash-box, and Fig. 6 is a plan of the same. Fig. 7 is a sideView of the buffer and portions of the carrier,drawn to an enlargedscale, and shows also the retainingcatch for preventing the carriagefrom starting prematurely.

The track a is formed of wire or other similar material, and is providedwith flexible ends a', which wind about the circumference of theeccentrics Z), secured upon the spindles b at each end of the track.Pulleys c are also secured upon the said spndles,and have cords cpassing around them and provided with weights Z at their free ends,which Weights are, for convenience, made in the form of handles. The twoeccentrics b are oppositely secured upon their spindles, so that whenone end of the track is raised the other end will be cor rcspondinglydepressed. The spindles b are journaled in the brackets l', secured to aWall or other fixed support.

A carriage, 7c, is provided with wheels la', journaled upon spindles w,and runs back and forth upon the track. A cashbox,d,is secured to thesaid carriage by means of the extensionbars 7i and ,which permit of thecash-box being drawn up or down, and also allow it to be rotated. Ahook, 07 is provided at the top of the cash-box, whichengages with thepin p, projecting from the side o f the carriage,when

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the said cash-box is pushed ,up and turned around by the handle d. rThecarriage is provided With an extension, g, at each end,which supports apiston, s, encircling the track and v vf for turning it.

The handles or weights Z are sufficient to hold the track taut forordinary weights; but when heavy parcels are attached to the carriagethe handles are attached to the hooks 8 after being drawn down. Thehooks 8 slide vertically in the fixed brackets m, and are connected tothem by the tension-springs m.

In order to prevent the carriage from starting prematurely, and toaccelerate its departure as soon as it is drawn to its highest point,the device shown in Fig. 7 is used. The buffer r is connected to thespindle b by the link u, which has a boss, u', surrounding the saidspindle. A retaining-catch, o, is pivoted to the eccentric b by the pino', and engages automatically with the front spindle, w, of thecarriage, and holds the carriage while it is being raised from itslowest to its highest position by the eccentric. The motion of theeccentric causes the catch e to draw back the carriage and force thepiston s into the buffer, compressing the air within it. When thecarriage reaches its highest position, the catch c strikes against theboss a of the link, as indicated by the dotted linesin Fig. 7,andreleases the carriage, which is immediately started by the compressedair in the buier.

What I claim is" l. In a cash-carrier, the vcombination of the trackprovided with flexible ends, the two oppositely-arranged eccentricssecured upon revoluble spindles atuthe ends of the track, the pulleysalso secured to the said spindles, and the cords and weights for turningthe pulleys and keeping the track taut, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the cash-carriertrack, the revoluble eccentrichaving the flexible end of the track secured to it, the pulley securedupon the eccentric spindle, the cord secured to the pulley and providedWith ahandle, and the vertically-sliding hook provided with atension-spring for engaging with the said handle and keeping the tracktaut, substantially as set fort-h.

3. The combination of the Wheeled cash-carrier carriage having theprojecting pin p, the cash-box, and the extension-bars l1. and,connecting the said cash-box to the carrier,so that it may be drawn upand down and rotated to engage with the said pin, substantially as setforth.

4. The combination of the cash-carrier track and the revoluble eccentricfor raising its end, the Wheeled carriage running on the track andprovided with the extension qand piston s, the air-buffer r, the linkconnecting the buffer with the eccentric spindle, and the retainingcatchfv, pivoted to the eccentric and engaging automatically with thecarriage, whereby the said piston is drawn back, compressing the airwithin the buffer while the carriage is being released and until thecatch strikes upon the boss of the said link and releases the carriage,substantially as set forth.

JOHN A. DUGGAN.

Witnesses:

THOMAS G. FARRELL, CHAs. H. DREW.

